Impatient Inlaw
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Illinois
My mother-in-law died last year without leaving a will. She left behind mutual funds and a house. Since then the house has been sold and all the mutual funds have been cashed. My sister-in-law, the estate administrator, has put all the funds into what she calls "a special account". She said she would cut checks to all the siblings (including my husband) when the "lawyer says it's ok". Apparently she's waiting for the court to officially close the probate or something? In the process of finalizing the probate, the lawyer dug up some stocks my mother-in-law had that no one knew about, so now we have to wait for those to be sold before the lawyer can go back to court to have a judge sign off on everything.
My question is, is there any legal reason why we can't get a share of the money NOW? The estate/special account has more than enough money to cover the estate's bills, so I'm really unsure why we can all get at least a small portion of what we're owed. I'm really confused as to how this all works and she wont talk to me and the probate lawyer doesn't return anyone's calls.
My mother-in-law died last year without leaving a will. She left behind mutual funds and a house. Since then the house has been sold and all the mutual funds have been cashed. My sister-in-law, the estate administrator, has put all the funds into what she calls "a special account". She said she would cut checks to all the siblings (including my husband) when the "lawyer says it's ok". Apparently she's waiting for the court to officially close the probate or something? In the process of finalizing the probate, the lawyer dug up some stocks my mother-in-law had that no one knew about, so now we have to wait for those to be sold before the lawyer can go back to court to have a judge sign off on everything.
My question is, is there any legal reason why we can't get a share of the money NOW? The estate/special account has more than enough money to cover the estate's bills, so I'm really unsure why we can all get at least a small portion of what we're owed. I'm really confused as to how this all works and she wont talk to me and the probate lawyer doesn't return anyone's calls.